Will I believe you or will I believe the secretary-general for the OECD? “We have reached a tipping point. Inequality can no longer be treated as an afterthoug

Will I believe you or will I believe the secretary-general for the OECD? “We have reached a tipping point. Inequality can no longer be treated as an afterthought. We need to focus the debate on how the benefits of growth are distributed. Our report ‘In it Together’ and our work on inclusive growth have clearly shown that there doesn’t have to be a trade-off between growth and equality. On the contrary, the opening up of opportunity can spur stronger economic performance and improve living standards across the board!” OECD Secretary-General http://www.oecd.org/social/inequality.htm http://www.oecd.org/social/inequality.htm Hmm, I wonder ;-) edit: We know that the USA ranks lower than almost every other OECD country in terms of social mobility, see pages 4 and 5 of this slide deck: https://www.oecd.org/eco/growth/NERO-22-June-2015-income-inequality-social-mobility-and-economic-growth.pdf https://www.oecd.org/eco/growth/NERO-22-June-2015-income-ine...